Welcome Walls

VAN DER ZANDEN, JJ & C

12 March 1916 – 22 June 1991
Born 13 June 1917

Origin The Netherlands
Accompanying Family Wife
First settled in Perth WA
Original Occupation House painter & decorator
Occupation in Australia House painter & decorator

GROOTE BEER

Departure Port Rotterdam
Arrival Year 1955

Fremantle

10 panel

Read their story

Have enclosed an article written by my father 'JJ Van Der Zanden' to the editor of a Dutch newspaper three & a half years after the family's arrival in Fremantle. Also, a summation of their reasons for immigration.

Share

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share this

Visitor Submitted Comments

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Attach files to this comment
Changes made to the attachments are not permanent until you save this post. Files must be smaller than 10 MB and have one of the following extensions: jpg jpeg gif png bmp.

All content copyright Government of Western Australia, All rights reserved.